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Page 26
Suddenly , in the middle of the night , the shooting stopped . We strained our ears
. The silence seemed more dangerous than an artillery barrage . But it was soon
over . Distant , long - drawn shouts came from the pitch - darkness : ' Message ...
Suddenly , in the middle of the night , the shooting stopped . We strained our ears
. The silence seemed more dangerous than an artillery barrage . But it was soon
over . Distant , long - drawn shouts came from the pitch - darkness : ' Message ...
Page 62
he suddenly burst out in a rough , challenging voice . ' Have you seen many of
them like that ? ' ' No , ' I said . ... The crowd suddenly surged forward and we
were separated . Sheepskin hats and caps flew into the air . Frenzied cheering ...
he suddenly burst out in a rough , challenging voice . ' Have you seen many of
them like that ? ' ' No , ' I said . ... The crowd suddenly surged forward and we
were separated . Sheepskin hats and caps flew into the air . Frenzied cheering ...
Page 192
As I walked the empty streets , my short life suddenly stretched out before me into
a long vista of crowded years . I suppose the reason why people are fond of
recalling their past is that the meaning of what happened becomes clearer seen ...
As I walked the empty streets , my short life suddenly stretched out before me into
a long vista of crowded years . I suppose the reason why people are fond of
recalling their past is that the meaning of what happened becomes clearer seen ...
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Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Story of a Life: In that dawn Volume 3 of Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1967 |
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